Information for students from Aruba, Curacao, St. Maarten and the Caribbean Netherlands for registration in the Basisregistratie persoonsgegevens (BRP)

Before a student can study in the Netherlands, a number of When registering in the BRP at the municipality you have to submit things have to be arranged. One of those things is the the following documents: registration in the Basic Municipal Registry (In Dutch: • Passport (for the determination of the identity); Basisregistratie Persoonsgegevens - BRP). If you want to study in • Moving notice (received from the Department of Civil Registry on the Netherlands, you have to register in the municipality in the the island where you are deregistered); Netherlands where you will live. • Proof of address in the Netherlands (e.g. a copy of the lease or a letter with signature and a copy of the ID card of a family member In this bulletin we give some suggestions to make this registration which proves that you can live there for some time); in the Netherlands easier. Optional: find out about this well in advance after the municipality Deregistration PIVA where you will live: Before you leave for the Netherlands, you should deregister yourself • Birth certificate (some municipalities request you to submit a from the Personal Information Department (In Dutch: copy of the birth certificate). Please note that if you were not born persoonsinformatievoorziening - ‘PIVA’ administration) at civil on the island from which you will depart, you would do well to registry of the island where you live. Deregistration from the PIVA apply for a (foreign) birth certificate timely and, if necessary, have (in Dutch: PIVA) is a condition to be registered in the BRP. One of it translated and, if necessary, legalize it or have it stamped with the documents you need to submit when you register in the BRP, is an apostille (legalization). a moving notice (proof of deregistration) that will be handed over to you when you deregister. Special registration days of municipalities Both municipalities and educational institutes organize special It is important that you indicate when you depart, in which registration days where students can register in the BRP. These municipality you will live in the Netherlands, and that you register services may vary among municipalities, but also among in that municipality when you establish yourself in the Netherlands. educational institutes. So whether you have to go to municipality to If you decide to register in another municipality than the one register depends on the municipality where you will live and the specified at departure, this will lead to a few weeks of delay in educational institute where you will be studying. If you go to a registration in the BRP, whereby the conceding and the granting of special registration day where you can register in the BRP, it is not the citizen service number (burgerservicenummer - BSN) will take necessary anymore to make an appointment with the municipality. place later. Student Days of educational institutes To obtain a student grant and health care insurance it is necessary You may already have arranged the registration at the educational that you have a BSN. institute. Inquire timely, for example through the website of the educational institute, if they offer guidance with the registration in Registration BRP the BRP in the Netherlands. Special student days are organized It is advisable to inquire in advance, for example through the website where several departments (government agencies) are present, such of the municipality, about how the registration in the BRP in the as civil affairs/public affairs for registration in the BRP. Of course municipality is organized. For example, should an appointment be you can approach the organizations and individuals listed below for made and which documents should be submitted at the registration? information. Some municipalities have fixed days or separate appointments with civil affairs/public affairs for registration of students from the Caribbean Netherlands in the BRP. Besides, some educational institutes have agreements with the municipalities about special registering dates. Read more about this further in this bulletin. Points of contact on Aruba, Curaçao and St. Maarten and the Stichting Studiefinanciering Curaçao: Caribbean Netherlands Stichting Studiefinanciering Curaçao (SSC) is an institution On each of the islands there is a contact person in the public responsible for providing students to follow a vocational, college or administration who can give students information about university education on Curaçao and the Netherlands. Is also registration in the BRP and the documents that are required: responsible for providing an allowance for attending secondary school. • Aruba: [email protected] and [email protected] Website: http://www.ssc.cw • Curaçao: [email protected] E-mail address: [email protected] • St. Maarten: [email protected] • Bonaire: [email protected] St. Maarten Students Support Services (S4); • St. Eustatius: [email protected] S4 supports and guides students from St. Maarten who study in the • Saba: [email protected] , [email protected] Netherlands with a grant of the country St. Maarten. S4 also provides guidance and support to students from the Caribbean Netherlands eligible for the start-up allowance of the RCN- Useful information and links Studiefinanciering and who have specifically requested guidance and/or accommodation services. Dienst Uitvoering Onderwijs (DUO) Information for students from Caribbean Netherlands: Website: http://www.s4foundation.nl/ http://duo.nl/particulieren/mbo-er/buitenland/aanvragen-vanuit- E-mail address: [email protected] de-voormalige-antillen.asp

Application Form student grants: http://duo.nl/Images/8413A-011invulDEF%20Aanvraag%20 Aruba%2C%20Cura%C3%A7ao%2C%20StMaarten_tcm7-48115.pdf

Rijksdienst Caribisch Nederland Information regarding, among others, the start-up allowance. The start-up allowance is intended to pay the travel, equipment (everything necessary for the trip and stay in the Netherlands), furnishings, bridging and guidance in the Netherlands. The start-up allowance consists of a performance grant and a loan.

Website: http://www.rijksdienstcn.com/ E-mail address: [email protected]

Arubahuis The Education Department of the Arubahuis is responsible for the Aruban students with a student loan of the country Aruba. This department is responsible for the care of the Aruban students coming to study in the Netherlands, the payment of their monthly loans, tuition and insurance. Each region in the Netherlands has a mentor who has supervision over a certain number of students.

Website: http://www.arubahuis.nl/afdelingen/onderwijs E-mail address: [email protected] Colofon Personal Records and Travel Documents Agency Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relationships P.O. box 10451 | 2501 hl the Hague www.bprbzk.nl

January 2015 | b-26317